Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences(FASS)

Dr. Felician Mutasa
Dean of Faculty
about the Faculty
Tracing its origins back in 1992, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) deserves a claim to be Open University of Tanzania’s oldest faculty. The Open University of Tanzania (OUT) is an open and distance learning institution offering certificates, diplomas, degrees and postgraduate courses. The education delivery is attained through various means of communication such as broadcasting, telecasting, information and communication technologies, correspondence, enhanced face-to-face, seminars and contact programmes. It is a vibrant, lively and supporting intellectual community with diverse student body, committed to academic excellence. The University extends learning access beyond the traditional full-time residential student body, hence making it the first of its kind in East Africa.
Departments and Programmes Offered
- Center for Economics and Community Economic Development (CECED)
- Department of Geography
- Department of History, Philosophy and Religious Studies
- Department of Journalism and Media Studies
- Department of Linguistics and Literary Studies
- Department of Political Science and Public Administration
- Department of Sociology and Social work
- Department of Tourism and Hospitality
- Bachelor of Arts in Tourism Management (BTM)
- Bachelor of Arts in literature (BALIT)
- Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (BA (Soc))
- Bachelor of Arts in Social Work (BA (SW))
- Bachelor of Arts in Journalism (BA (Journ))
- Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication (BA (MC))
- Bachelor of Arts in Economics (BA Econ)
- Bachelor of Arts in English Language & Linguistics (BA ELL)
- Bachelor Of Arts In Kiswahili And Creative Studies (BAKISW)
- Bachelor of Library & Information Management (BLIM)
- Bachelor of Arts in History (BA Hist)
- Bachelor of Community Economic Development (BCED)
- Bachelor of Arts in Natural Resources Assessment and Management (BA NRAM)
- Bachelor of Arts in Population and Development (BA PD)
- Bachelor of Arts in International Relations (BA IR)
- Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration (BA PA)
- Bachelor of Arts in Social Psychology (BAPS)
- Post Graduate Diploma in Social Work(PGDSW)
- Master Of Arts In Mass Communication
- Master of Social Work (MSW) – (Hybrid mode)
- Master of Arts in Gender Studies (MA GS)
- Master of Science in Economics (MSc. Economics)
- Masters in Community Economic Development (MCED)
- Masters of Tourism Planning and Management (MTPM)
- Masters of Arts in History (MA History)
- Master of Arts in Natural Resource Assessment and Management (MANRAM)
- Master of Arts in International Development and Cooperation (MA ICD)
- Masters of Science in Humanitarian Action, Cooperation &Development (MSc HACD)
- Master of Arts in Governance and Leadership (MA GL)
- Master of Arts in Kiswahili (MA Kiswahili)
- Master of Arts in Linguistics (MA Ling)
- Master of Arts in Geography (M.A. (Geography)
- Master of Arts in Economics (M.A. (Econ)
- Master of Arts in Library and Information Management (MLIM)
- Master of Arts in Monitoring and Evaluation (MA M & E)
- Master of Arts in Sociology
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Master Of Arts In Mass Communication
- Post Graduate Diploma in Policy Studies (PGPDS)


